American college baseball season
The 1947 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1947 NCAA baseball season . The team played their home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina .
The team was coached by Randy Hinson , who completed his fourth season at Clemson. The Tigers were invited to the first NCAA baseball tournament , where they fell to Yale in the first game in the history of the event.[2] [3]
Joe Landrum was named to the first college baseball All-America Team .
1947 Clemson Tigers roster[4] Pitchers
- Joe Hazle - Freshman - Joe Landrum - Sophomore - Luther Rentz - Senior Catchers
- Tom Cleveland - Sophomore Infielders
- Frank Gillespie - Sophomore - Lynwood McCakin - Senior - Jack Moore - Freshman - Hale Sherard - Senior Outfielders
- Tom Castles - Freshman - Homer Coker - Junior - Dewey Quinn - Senior Unknown
- Ed Berry - J. R. Brown - Leo Fisher - Ray Fleming - William Griffith - Jim Hazle - Hardin Joyce - Bill Martin - Dan Stroud
Schedule [ edit ] Legend Clemson win Clemson loss Bold Clemson team member * Non-Conference game
1947 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[5] Regular season March/April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SoCon Record Mar 25 NC State Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 10–9 1–0 1–0 Mar 28 Duke Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 10–9 2–0 2–0 Mar 29 Duke Riggs Field • Clemson, SC L 11–13 2–1 2–1 Apr 3 at Presbyterian * Clinton, SC W 8–2 3–1 Apr 7 Wofford * Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 4–3 4–1 Apr 8 Davidson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 2–1 5–1 3–1 Apr 11 at South Carolina Columbia, SC W 4–1 6–1 4–1 Apr 12 at South Carolina Columbia, SC W 17–8 7–1 5–1 Apr 17 Georgia * Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 7–2 8–1 Apr 18 at The Citadel WLI Field • Charleston, SC W 14–4 9–1 6–1 Apr 21 at Georgia* Ag. Hill • Athens, GA L 7–8 9–2 Apr 24 Newberry * Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 9–4 10–2 Apr 26 at Newberry* Newberry, SC W 10–5 11–2 Apr 30 The Citadel Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 8–57 12–2 7–1
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SoCon Record May 2 at Erskine * Due West, SC W 5–4 13–2 May 3 at Wofford* Spartanburg, SC W 11–5 14–2 May 5 Furman Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 19–7 15–2 8–1 May 6 at Furman Greenville, SC L 4–7 15–3 8–2 May 9 Erskine* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 3–2 16–3 May 10 at Davidson Davidson, NC W 15–1 17–3 9–2 May 13 Furman Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 9–6 18–3 10–2 May 14 at Furman Greenville, SC W 13–3 19–3 11–2 May 23 South Carolina Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 17–3 20–3 12–2 May 24 South Carolina Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 10–8 21–3 13–2
Postseason NCAA District III (South) Playoff Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record June 12 vs Auburn Charlotte, NC W 8–3 22–3 1–0 June 13 vs Alabama Charlotte, NC W 1–0 23–3 2–0 June 14 vs Alabama Charlotte, NC L 2–8 23–4 2–1 June 14 vs Alabama Charlotte, NC W 4–1 24–4 3–1
Awards and honors [ edit ] Joe Landrum
References [ edit ] ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1947" . BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019 . ^ Joel Alderman (July 7, 2017). "The inaugural game in an NCAA Baseball Tournament took place at Yale Field in 1947, when Clemson opposed Yale and future U.S. President George H. W. Bush" . WTNH SportzEdge. Retrieved March 17, 2019 . ^ "1947 College World Series" . Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019 . ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF) . Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2019 . ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF) . Clemson Tigers. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2019 .
Venues Rivalries People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics
Pre-SEC Pre-ACC North Carolina (1933) North Carolina (1934) Unknown (1935) Maryland (1936) Duke (1937) Duke (1938) Duke (1939) Unknown (1940–1946) Clemson (1947) North Carolina (1948) Wake Forest (1949) Wake Forest (1950) Duke (1951) Duke (1952) Duke (1953) Post-ACC Virginia Tech (1954) West Virginia (1955) George Washington (1956) George Washington (1957) George Washington & Richmond (1958) George Washington (1959) The Citadel & Richmond (1960) West Virginia (1961) West Virginia (1962) West Virginia (1963) West Virginia (1964) Furman (1965) East Carolina (1966) West Virginia (1967) East Carolina (1968) Furman (1969) East Carolina (1970) The Citadel & Furman (1971) Richmond (1972) Appalachian State (1973) East Carolina (1974) The Citadel (1975) Furman (1976) East Carolina (1977) Marshall (1978) The Citadel (1979) ETSU (1980) ETSU & Marshall & Western Carolina (1981) The Citadel (1982) I-AA/FCS The Citadel (1983) Appalachian State (1984) Western Carolina (1985) Western Carolina (1986) Western Carolina (1987) Western Carolina (1988) Western Carolina (1989) The Citadel (1990) Furman (1991) Western Carolina (1992) Western Carolina (1993) The Citadel (1994) The Citadel (1995) The Citadel (1998) The Citadel (1999) Georgia Southern (2000) The Citadel (2001) Georgia Southern (2002) Western Carolina (2003) The Citadel (2004) Furman (2005) College of Charleston (2006) Wofford (2007) Elon (2008) Georgia Southern (2009) The Citadel (2010) Georgia Southern (2011) Samford (2012) Elon (2013) Georgia Southern (2014) Mercer (2015) Western Carolina (2016) UNC Greensboro (2017) Samford (2018) Mercer (2019) Samford (2021) UNC Greensboro (2022) Samford (2023) National championships in bold